POLITICIAN & HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
MANOJ MANVIK
Manoj Manvik was born in a socially backward caste Hindu family in Jajpur district of Odisha in India, to Late Sri BabajiCharan Jena and SrimatiTulashi Devi, on 29th May1972.
He did his post graduate course in Public Administration, Bachelor in Law from Utkal University,Bhubaneswar,Odisha and Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication from Indira Gandhi National Open University.Manoj married Pratima Rout on 16 February 2004 and has a 15year old son, SwayamSekhar (Rajan) He loves reading and writing articles in newspaper, is a vegetarian and chooses an ascetic lifestyle.
He decided to work for the society against his family wishes to carry his family business.
From the beginning, Manoj was averse to the caste system that is still rampant in the Hindu society.
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Manoj Manvik envisions a society where the grassroots thrive, and poverty becomes a distant memory. Tune in to discover how he passionately advocates for the promotion of cottage industries as a potent tool to mitigate poverty. Learn about the ripple effect that empowering local artisans and small businesses can have on the economic landscape.
Get an exclusive sneak peek into Manoj Manvik's political journey as he expresses his aspirations for the upcoming elections. Explore the values that drive him, the challenges he anticipates, and the change he envisions for the constituents he aims to represent.
Delve into the heart of Gandhian philosophy with Manoj Manvik as he discusses the profound impact of non-violence in the realm of politics. Discover how these principles guide his decisions, policies, and interactions in the pursuit of a more harmonious and just society.
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The continuing poverty of Odishawas always a nightmare for him. He recallsGandhiji when he visited Odishafirst time in 1921 was deeply shaken seeing the abject poverty of its people. He declared Odisha’s poverty was epitome of India’s Poverty.
He decided to return to his State and work for the marginalised sections. So he joined Lutheran World Service(LWS) an international organization working for the development of rural & tribal upliftment. He had successfully dealt with many issues andengaged himself in relief and rehabilitation work during the super cyclone in Odishathe year 1999 and earthquake in Gujarat in 2001.
He formed an organization VinobaSevaPratisthan(VSP)in 2002 with likeminded committed people who believes in Gandhian way of development in which he held the position of General Secretary. For the last few years, the organisation has been working in remote villages in the areas of community health, child education, livelihood, governance, peace building, rights based issues etc. Under his dynamic leadership, the organization has also taken various advocacy programmes related to farmers suicide, resettlement and rehabilitation policies for displaced people, communal harmony etc.
Since 2006, Mr. Jena has been actively working on human rights issues. From 2006 to 2008 he worked in the EuropeanUnion assistance project “National Project on Preventing Torture in India”.
Achievements
Coordinated a Statewide campaign MAA(MahilaAdhikarAbhiyan) in which 3000 women directly and 30000 women indirectly were empowered.
More than 5000 human rights violation cases intervened in different human rights institutions.
Amount Rs 1.5 crore compensation awarded by NHRC & SHRC to victim/family after his intervention.
Hundreds of cases of attack on Human Rights Defenders intervened in UNOHRD & NHRC
Trained more than 700 Human Rights Defenders in Odisha.
Facilitated 130 acre Bhoodan land distribution to the poor landless
150 Disaster Mitigation Team (DMT) have been formed in coastal districts of Odisha.
Trained more than 500nos of Young Peace Worker (Tarun Shanti Sena)
Facilitedfor draftingof Climate Change Action Plan&Time Bound Delivery of Public Services and submitted to Govt.ofOdisha
NHRC ordered to Indian Railway for establishing disable friendly railway stations after a petition hearing of him.
NHRC ordered to hike the salaries of 190 Ayushdoctor’s of Indian Railway from 37,000 to 75 thousand after a petition hearing of him.
